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civil rights movement

/ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuːvmənt/

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/ˈsɪvəl raɪts ˈmuːvmənt/B2formalpolitical
  • ruИсторическое социальное и политическое движение, в первую очередь в Соединенных Штатах в 1950-х и 1960-х годах, которое боролось за равные права и прекращение расовой сегрегации и дискриминации афроамериканцев.

A historical social and political movement, primarily in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, that fought for equal rights and an end to racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

  1. Social movement for equalityB2formalamerican

    A historic social and political movement in the United States, primarily during the 1950s and 1960s, that aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure legal recognition and federal protection of their citizenship rights.

    ruДвижение за гражданские права

    • The Civil Rights Movement led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    • Martin Luther King Jr. was a key leader in the Civil Rights Movement.
    • The movement used nonviolent protests to challenge segregation laws.